For those of you who don't know what cluster ballooning is, I am here to tell you about this extreme sport. I had not heard of the term until two days ago, but cluster ballooning is when one goes ...

Somewhere in Skamania County, an unmanned balloon cluster slipped its high-tech leash Sunday. “We hope somebody finds it and gives us a call,” said Joe Barbera, a member of the team that ...

Cluster ballooning has also grabbed the attention of MythBusters – as seen in this slideshow as Adam and Jaime appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2005.

Cluster ballooning is an extreme activity that began in 1982, when Larry Walters of San Pedro, Calif., strapped 45 helium balloons to an ordinary lawn chair, intending to rise a few yards above ...

Subject: John Ninomiya, 44, of Solana Beach, Calif. Obsession: Soaring 3,000 feet or higher tethered to 72 balloons in a “sport” called cluster ballooning. Experience: Ninomiya first took off ...

Missing Priest Puts Focus on Cluster Ballooning The Brazilian air force has suspended its search for Father Adelir Antonio de Carli, a priest who went missing four days ago after he was harnessed ...

Two cluster balloonists fly to 17,500ft and break world records.

'Cluster Balloon' Daredevils Attempt Record Flight In the Pixar movie Up, a man lifts his house up and away using a huge bundle of colorful balloons. Real-life "cluster ballooners" attempted last ...

Ahead of its new film, "Up," Pixar hosts a "cluster ballooning" event that involves a flying armchair and lots of carabiners.

Cluster ballooning evokes freedom, adventure, escape, breaking away from conventional expectations. The low-tech nature of the aircraft—akin to an aerial soapbox racer—adds to its innocent charm.

Transatlantic "Up"-like balloon adventure a bust September 13, 2013 / 9:21 AM EDT / CBS News (CBS News) A North Carolina man set out to make history on Thursday.